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 2025 Sustainability Summit

The Alabama Coastal Foundation (ACF) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with the mission to improve and protect Alabama's coastal environment through cooperation, education, and participation. Each year, ACF convenes a Sustainability Summit to encourage people in the private, public, and social sectors to understand the economic and environmental benefits of using sustainable practices.
ACF's Eleventh Annual Sustainability Summit was a tremendous success on Friday, January 31 at The Lodge @ Gulf State Park. The 2025 theme was Future Signposts: Learning how to improve, protect, and celebrate our environment. Please click here to download the schedule and then take a look at the photos below! 

2025 Keynote Speakers: 
  • Scott Bannon (Alabama Marine Resources), Chris Head (Admiral Shellfish Company), and Chuck Wilson (Navy Cove Oysters) served as on our luncheon keynote panel moderated by Rusty Grice (Auburn University) to discuss the challenges and opportunities for sustaining Alabama's oyster industry.
  • And both Michal Robinson (Alabama State Department of Education) and Jonathan Thompson (ASDE) provided a keynote presentation about Alabama's Green Ribbon Schools during our Final plenary session.

Questions or want to sponsor?
If you would like to sponsor the 2026 Sustainability Summit taking place on Friday, January 30, please contact ACF Deputy Director Jill Chenoweth: 251-990-6002 or jchenoweth@joinACF.org

2025 Sustainability Summit Photos

We thank our 2025 Sustainability Summit Sponsors!

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Silver Level: 
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Since 1993, the Alabama Coastal Foundation (ACF) has worked to promote a culture where environmental decisions are based on an accurate understanding of the underlying science, the dissemination of factual information, and the engagement of government, industry, and citizens to find solutions to our coastal challenges. We bring that vision into reality through our inclusive environmental stewardship approach.

Keep up to date on events and opportunities to improve and protect Alabama's precious coastal environment by following our social media platforms:

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If you would like to connect to your coast, please email, call, or write us:

info@joinACF.org

(251) 990-6002

PO Box 1073

Mobile, AL 36633

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